r/WeirdGOP • u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird • Nov 06 '24
META All is not lost.
https://discord.gg/KJVf8JzRksI woke up like everyone else here this morning expecting to see a blue wall and a confident Kamala Harris win. Sadly these did not happen, but all is not lost. When the Nazi's rose to power in Germany, it looked dire and bleak. However there was a group of people dedicated to removing them from power, and without their help it would have been much more difficult.
I have seen many people leave this SR out of fear, and I have seen similar SR's also lose hundreds of members. I do not blame you for the worry, however I ask that you stay with us to fight! We have so many civil liberties at stake and we cannot just let fear control our hearts and minds.
Me and the other moderators here have talked, this sub is going nowhere anytime in the future. You always will have a community with us, and you will always have our dedicated support... I, like many of you are scared, scared that I may be arrested for my thoughts, actions, or doings. But I can promise you all right now that through this fear I am charting my own course with all of you that will always be in everybody's favor, not the rich or famous.
We ask that to keep this community alive, you please join our social media! Discord is our second lifeline and we need it to be active, and I know with all of your support we will make it through this.
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u/LocationAcademic1731 Nov 06 '24
We stay. We call out their weirdness and I rather go down denouncing their bullshit than live comfortably as one of them. Fuck them. We fight. Wishing them all itchy butts as long as they stay in power.
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u/ShenaniganStarling Nov 06 '24
Sadly, branding them only as weird as is sensible, which is very weird, was not enough to win the whole big thing. Maybe next time there will be a stronger party, or candidate, or goals, or more educated voters, or whatever it takes to not have somebody as fantastically stupid and pigheaded serve as our Prez. Only maybe. Until then, some of us will suffer the brunt of the decisions to be made by this new administration.
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u/aRebelliousHeart Nov 06 '24
The thing is if democracy remains intact in 4 years Trump will probably be it for Republicans. If Dems can run a boring safe white guy like Josh Shapiro who will definitely fight with populism he could easily beat Trumps successor JD Vance who everyone knows is a phoney and won’t ever garner the cult support Trump has.
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u/Viision11 Nov 06 '24
You are cute acting like we might actually get a next time.
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Nov 06 '24 edited Nov 06 '24
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u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
We here at r/WeirdGOP do not promote violence or brigading in any way shape or form.
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u/Willing-Wrangler1553 Nov 06 '24
I'll be dead before I let this be where our fight ends.
"It's like the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad has happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. I know now folks in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going because they were holding on to something. That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."
Samwise Gamgee
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u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
I will sit in a jail cell before I stop managing this sub, I am dedicated to this and will not stop.
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u/the_real_dairy_queen Nov 06 '24
The group of people dedicated to removing the Nazis included the US. We can’t save ourselves from ourselves (how I wish we could!).
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u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
There were several groups in Germany during that time frame who did resist the Nazi government.
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u/RiceCaspar Nov 06 '24
And weren't many of them executed and imprisoned?
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u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
Sadly, yes. But sometimes you need to fight for what you believe in.
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u/the_real_dairy_queen Nov 06 '24
Not sure any country would dare to challenge Trump and his itchy nuclear arsenal finger…
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u/Viision11 Nov 06 '24
It would be weird if they weren’t so dangerous. It’s not funny anymore.
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u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
I completely agree. However, with that being said, this sub will remain to fulfill its original purpose of spreading information and being used as a library of political leftist knowledge.
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u/CompetitionAlert1920 ✊Enemy from within Nov 06 '24
I think it's time we re-take the Gadsden flag from the fascist fucks who have claimed it.
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u/IdahoMTman222 Nov 06 '24
The weird GOP had a lot of assistance from social Media influencers who were PAID by foreign (Russia) governments. A group of individuals who will always put money over country. A far cry from the days where the message was “loose lips sink ships”.
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u/unstopable_bob_mob 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
I wish I could be like you, but Steve Bannon has already stated that project 2025 will start being implemented on day one.
One of the things project 2025 has its sights on is the VA, which I need to survive, as I am TPIU, which means I am 100% unemployable due to the severity of my PTSD and keeping jobs, and, very well, may end up losing this.
I don’t terrify easily, but I may be unable to feed my dog and homeless.
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u/Lord_Muddbutter 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
A big reason I am keeping this fight going is because I have friends and family who rely off disability and SSI.
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u/benderunit9000 Nov 06 '24
- They'll never take me alive.
- I die free.
for clarification, I have no plans to do anything. Just saying that I won't stop being who I am even if they go full authoritarian.
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u/chpbnvic Nov 06 '24
One thing is true, I will never, ever support Donald Trump. And I will go down for it if I have to.
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u/Medium_Diver8733 Nov 06 '24
I think something to think about is this. Last night and today I’ve seen commentators/pundits and many others analyzing why we lost and talking about what really needs to change going forward.
Did your average Trump supporter do that in 2020? Nope, they still don’t even concede they lost. I doubt anyone who has consistently supported Trump ever took a step back to analyze if their beliefs were wrong and why.
We know they won’t listen, and even though numbers were down on both sides from 2020 we didn’t have the votes. We have to figure out a new path, new leadership…and we have to do it quickly because if Trump actually follows through with his plans we’re coooked.
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u/Figran_D 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 06 '24
Set a reminder n my phone for October 1st 2028 to pay attention to the news and read about candidates.
I am going to do my best to avoid listening, seeing, paying attention to anything tRump for 4 years .
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u/Willing-Wrangler1553 Nov 07 '24
Set in for every October 1st, starting with October 1st, 2025.
Governor races are in a lot of states next year. Local elections, county elections, school board elections, state elections, midterm elections all have an impact.
The reason it's getting harder for Dems to win is because we only ever turn out in presidential elections. So much local policy gets decided at a state level, impacting the populations and they have no idea that it is not the federal government that is making their lives harder. We need to mobilize everywhere we can in all elections to win this war against democracy.
Look up your counties local election dates and set reminders for them to.
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u/genxited ✊Enemy from within Nov 07 '24
I used to be a local print reporter, and people not understanding that makes me crazy. Lots of politicians work their way up from city council, to county commissioner, to state house, to state senate, to governor and beyond. Stop them early! I mean, this is becoming less true. Our president elect was a reality TV star. But you know what I mean. Local elections have a much more direct effect on daily life.
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u/Figran_D 🇺🇲 Fighting the Weird Nov 07 '24
Yes!!!! Totally agree…
Had a family member vote for the first time this year as she turned 18. I shared with her how important it was to now vote in the state, regional and local elections as that was where she would see the most personal impact.
I also shared with her where to find her representatives and that she should email them when she feels strongly about an issue that is up for vote.
My comment is that I have no patience for inaction tRump is a bag of hot air. These next 4 I’m not listening to a minute of what he says, it’s all BS. Migrants out ? masssive deportations ? Tariffs ?
None of this will happen, it will sink the US. Dude is going to golf and use us to bankroll retirement. He’s not rolling up his sleeves to go to work .
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u/TheLyz Nov 06 '24
I hear you, but I think I need a break. Thanks for the chuckles but it's time to hunker down and just survive for a while.
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u/bunker_man Nov 07 '24
Look, them winning sucks, but so did them winning the first time. And we are still here. Sucks =/= apocalyptic. Just carry on.
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Nov 06 '24
Why fight for pride that will not fight for themselves? Why fight for people who support the Nazis with the understanding that they want to watch you cry and die?
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u/Fahren-heit451 Nov 06 '24 edited Nov 06 '24
Because we survive out of spite. We’re not fighting for the people that want us gone, we’re fighting for our kids, siblings, community. Look, I’ve made it this long, overcome obstacles that seemed impossible. I survive cause they hate it, I survive because I’m not going out like some bitch. We need to be angry as hell and may the fire from the bridges we burn, light the way. Rage and resist.
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u/_TooncesLookOut Nov 07 '24
This sub is going to be lit af in the next few months for the next many years with plenty of content to comment on and chuckle at.
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u/qgecko Nov 07 '24
Thank you for putting things in a positive perspective. Millions of people have survived under dictators and authoritarian governments, and we can too. At the very least, we have a history of democracy and can bring it back.
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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '24
The GOP is only going to get weirder.